Looking for some insight before I make this big purchase

Headphones Headphone Discussion / Help
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Alright then thank you!
So just to double check

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https://gyazo.com/3eb4d0bdcb3492dc8f70226768ab08f1
All of this with this as well
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlet2i2G3--focusrite-scarlett-2i2-3rd-gen-usb-audio-interface?mrkgadid=3343941294&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=studio&recording&&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700046938543061&lid=92700046938543061&ds_s_kwgid=58700005283383056&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=777509253062&product_id=Scarlet2i2G3&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid={product_store_id}&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&locationid={loc_phyiscal_ms}&creative=359712374850&targetid=pla-777509253062&campaignid=1465808290&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq4iUrrGO6QIVjMJkCh1BcQHAEAQYASABEgLzJPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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That seems correct in the amazon order, make sure on the shipping time that it isn’t too crazy lol

The sweetwater link is also correct from what I can tell

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Says i should have everything by May 7 which i’m fine with.

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Also any idea how i would connect everything now that i’m not using a modmic?

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The same for connecting the spark to the scarlett and the scarlett to pc, for the mic it would just be xlr out from the mic to xlr in on the focusrite

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So the XLR Male to Female adapter is correct right?

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You don’t need an adapter, the female part will plug into the mic, and the male into the interface

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Sorry i meant the microphone cable.

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One side of the xlr mic cable is male, and the other one is female, so you only need a the cable and no adapters

30

Okay and what are the dual RCA Stereo cables for?

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So the 1/4 inch to rca are to connect the liquid spark to the line out on the back of the scarlett solo (get a shorter one). You would just max the volume monitor control on the scarlett and control the volume on the spark

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Alright i got a 3.3ft one

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Sounds good, you should be good to go

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Wait so i was looking at the specs for the 2i2 and it says it can only drive 200 ohms, idk if im reading it wrong but is this really the best setup for me?
This is what someone on reddit told me
" Understand. DT880 250 ohms can be tough for low end stuff to drive.
The HEL will put out 200mw into 300 ohms.
The Scarlet 2i2 doesn’t actually give specs but according to this thread the 2i2 will not drive HD600 which are also 250 ohm.
The Liquid spark seems capable from this audio science review.
I would recommend a Schiit Magni/Modi stack to start with those headphones. TheMagni is capable of driving the 250 ohms much better (410 mW at 300 ohms) and it would only be a little more. You can probably get used for cheaper."

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Ignore this, because you are not using the scarlett to drive the headphones, you are using the spark to drive the headphones. The scarlett is only giving a dac signal and not powering headphones, so you don’t need to worry about that

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Ahh okay thank you!

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and you would want to go with the 600 ohm one just to clarify lol

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Ye 600 Ohms

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Hi! Did you make the purchase yet? @Gonk_Gonk

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No i’m still deciding i’m getting more input from other people and now they’re recommending me the 250 OHM version over the 600 OHM version.
@Alfredo3001